Tell us what you think of school closures

8:59pm Thursday 17th July 2008

As the schools closure debate rages on, we are providing an opportunity for readers to ask their questions to the decision makers.

School and library affected by council worker strike

10:55am Thursday 17th July 2008

A special school and a library in Croydon have been shut as a result of the two-day council worker strike which started yesterday.

Two days off for boy, 8, who took knife to school

7:04pm Tuesday 15th July 2008

An eight-year-old boy who threatened a fellow pupil with a knife was allowed back to school just two days later.

Parents angry at school plan

7:02pm Tuesday 8th July 2008

Parents have clashed with Merton Council over the proposed expansion of a popular Wimbledon primary school.

Police target Purley school kids in knife search

10:46am Thursday 3rd July 2008

Police used metal detectors to search Purley school kids for knives as they boarded a bus yesterday.

	Parents' fury as after-school care scrapped
	11:07am Thu 26 Jun 08
	The "draconian" and "autocratic" leadership at a primary school will lead to an exodus of pupils, parents have warned.

Rodent infestation stops schools' hot meals

9:23am Saturday 21st June 2008

An infestation of rodents in a school canteen put a stop to hot meals for more than 1,000 children.

	BB's Alex was expelled for drugs, claims former schoolmate
	3:38pm Thu 12 Jun 08
	A former schoolmate of Big Brother's Alex has claimed she was kicked out of secondary school for smoking drugs.

	Millionaire supports education overhaul
	2:18pm Wed 11 Jun 08
	The Croydon-born millionaire behind a plan to turn Coulsdon High into a Christian-run academy claims the council's education overhaul is "a bold and courageous move".

Record walk to school planned

8:14am Tuesday 10th June 2008

Pupils from a Thornton Heath school are hoping they can walk into the record books when they take part in a national attempt to form the largest ever walking bus.

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